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India’s Strategic Autonomy Is Facing Its Hardest Test

13 August 2026

Col MV Shashidhar

India’s real test is not choosing sides. It is ensuring that no external power can take away its freedom to choose.

Beyond Headlines

Harmeet Singh IPS: The Historian Who Became Assam’s Top Cop, From Insurgency to Cybercrime

12 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

As Assam battles another brutal flood season, its police chief stands at the intersection of disaster,...

UPSC Stories

From 10 SSB Setbacks to UPSC CAPF AIR 191: Abhay Pratap Singh’s Journey in Uniform

12 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

After 10 SSB setbacks, postal department job and two CAPF attempts, Abhay Pratap Singh cleared UPSC CAPF...

Beyond Headlines

Beyond the Harvest: How Modern Warehousing Can Power India’s Next Green Revolution

12 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Written by Mr. Abhay Dandwate, Chief Risk Officer & Head Strategy, National Bulk Handling Corporation...

Video Interview

‘My Path Has Not Been Straight’: Shakeel Ahmad Ganie’s Journey to the IRS

11 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

IRS officer Shakeel Ahmad Ganie, 2016 batch, shares his journey from banking to public service and explains...

Must Read

ED Director Rahul Navin Gets One-Year Extension; IRS Officer to Continue Till August 2027 | Know His Career

9 August 2026

Fake IAS Officer With ₹100 Crore Assets Arrested in Bihar; Tesla, Deer Antlers Seized, Doval Link Probed

9 August 2026

Centre Orders 6 Key Secretary-Level Changes in Major Reshuffle; V L Kantha Rao Shifted, Sushil Lohani Gets IWAI

11 August 2026

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Harmeet Singh IPS: The Historian Who Became Assam’s Top Cop, From Insurgency to Cybercrime

12 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

‘My Path Has Not Been Straight’: Shakeel Ahmad Ganie’s Journey to the IRS

11 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

The Man Who Policed Kosovo, Guarded Ladakh and Now Leads Uttarakhand Police | DGP Deepam Seth

8 August 2026

Bhakti Kothari

PSU News

IREDA FY26 Results: Net Profit Rises 10% to ₹1,873 Crore, Total Dividend at ₹1.35 Per Share

13 August 2026

Engineers India Appoints Two Non-Official Independent Directors for Three-Year Tenure

13 August 2026

IRCTC Q1 FY27 Results: Revenue Rises 18% to ₹1,369 Crore, Net Profit at ₹330 Crore

13 August 2026

GAIL Appoints Dr Banwari Lal and Rupa Saikia as Independent Directors for 3 Years

13 August 2026

RailTel Wins ₹63 Crore Order from Deendayal Port Authority for Kandla Gate Automation Project

13 August 2026

NTPC Mining Invites EOI for 40 MW Solar Projects in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh Under RESCO Model

12 August 2026

Cochin Shipyard Delivers Second HS EcoFreighter ‘MS Maria’ to Germany’s HS Schiffahrts

12 August 2026

GAIL Training Institute Hosts Executive Trainees Session on Leadership, Innovation and Future Skills

12 August 2026

Defence News

What Is Quantum Radar? Why Does AMCA Need to Look Beyond RF Stealth? Former DRDO Director Explains

12 August 2026

Why Two More Countries Could Join the India-France 6th-Generation Fighter Programme

12 August 2026

Indian Army Advanced Night and Thermal Weapon Sights RFI

Explained: Indian Army's New Plan to Upgrade SIG-716, AK-203 and Negev LMG

12 August 2026

Chinese Encroachment in Arunachal Pradesh: India Reaffirms Control Over State Amid Fresh Chinese Claims

12 August 2026

Judiciary News

SC Considers Nationwide Cancer Notification to Improve Early Detection and Treatment, Seeks Responses From 19 States

12 August 2026

Long-Standing Unauthorised Property Demolition Policy Case: Why the Top Court Refused a Uniform National Framework

12 August 2026

IB Officer Ankit Sharma Murder Case: Delhi Police Begins Process To Appeal Acquittal Of Six Accused

12 August 2026

Justice Yashwant Varma Cash Case: All 3 Charges Proved by Probe Panel - Know Everything

12 August 2026

CSR News

NLC India Bags Gold at CSR TIMES Awards 2026 for Over 150 Rural Infrastructure Projects

12 August 2026

HPCL, Assam Rifles and Antogattva Foundation Sign MoU to Launch Project Bright Horizon in Northeast

10 August 2026

CMPDI Partners with Frontline Global Services to Train 60 Jharkhand Youth Under CSR Initiative

6 August 2026

GRID-INDIA Signs MoU with ALIMCO to Provide Assistive Devices to Persons with Disabilities

3 August 2026

Opinion

Features

India’s Strategic Autonomy Is Facing Its Hardest Test

Col MV Shashidhar

Features

A Jantar Mantar Déjà vu in Jharkhand

Sharad Gupta

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Beyond Bureaucracy

How Gujarat Built India's Most Powerful Industrial Machine

2 August 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

How a biennial global summit - Vibrant Gujarat - that changed the rules of investment forever.

How AI, Blockchain and Quantum-Ready Tech Are Transforming India's PDS

28 July 2026

Sharad Gupta

For seven decades, India’s Public Distribution System (PDS) was synonymous with leakage, ghost...

Politics Without Politicians? How Retired IRS Officer Sanjay Gahlot Wants to Reimagine Democracy

24 July 2026

Pallavi Priya

Drawing from decades in the Army and the Indian Revenue Service, retired IRS officer Sanjay Gahlot explains...

UPSC Stories

From 10 SSB Setbacks to UPSC CAPF AIR 191: Abhay Pratap Singh’s Journey in Uniform

12 August 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

After 10 SSB setbacks, postal department job and two CAPF attempts, Abhay Pratap Singh cleared UPSC CAPF...

From Engineering Desks to the Uniform: The Inspiring Journeys of UPSC CAPF 2025’s Top 5 Toppers

11 August 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Sheershoo Deb, Aryan Sheoran, Akanksha Vishwakarma, Rohan and Harsh Shankarlal Solanki prove that there...

How Family Sacrifices Helped Pradip Bhandare Achieve His IFS Dream

6 August 2026

Pallavi Priya

After seven Civil Services Mains, three Indian Forest Service Mains, five UPSC interviews and years of...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

The Hindi Heartland: Ghazala Wahab’s Provocative Study of Caste, Religion and India’s Changing Politics

8 August 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Ghazala Wahab’s The Hindi Heartland explores caste, religion, politics, history and polarization across...

A Novel That Questions Identity, Technology and the Meaning of Being Human

1 August 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Amrita Mahale’s Real Life masterfully weaves together parallel universes, wildlife, AI and human relationships...

‘My Last Autobiography’: A Moving Meditation on Ageing, Memory and the Will to Live

25 July 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

Forty-three years after its original publication, Rajendra Banahatti's Akherche Atmacharitra finds renewed...